Birds to See in Roscommon in May
55 species listed for May · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
55 bird species on our list for Roscommon are recorded regularly in May. Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, Barn Swallow, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Chaffinch. New this month: Common Raven, Common Snipe, Tufted Duck and Little Egret and 12 more.
Residents
(15)Recorded all year
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Recorded all year
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
Recorded all year
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaLC
Regularly Jan–Jun
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Regularly Apr–May
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Regularly Jan–Jul
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Regularly May–Jul
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Regularly May
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Regularly May–Jul
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Feb–Aug
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Dec–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly May–Jun
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Regularly May
Summer visitors
(35)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbusLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Regularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Rook
Corvus frugilegusLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
Regularly Oct–Jul
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Jul
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Magpie
Pica picaLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Feb–Nov
House Martin
Delichon urbicumLC
Regularly Apr–Sep
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclusLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Mar–Jan
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
Regularly Feb–Jul
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC
Regularly May–Jul
Goldcrest
Regulus regulusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Regularly Jan–Oct
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Apr–Nov
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Sand Martin
Riparia ripariaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Regularly Apr–Jan
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Regularly May–Jul
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Regularly May–Oct
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Regularly May–Oct
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammeaLC
Regularly Apr–Jul
Passage migrants
(5)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made